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Mär
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Appendix:Variations of "mar" maer mær
German
Etymology 1
From de gmh mære, from de goh mārī, ultimately from the adjective goh māri well known, famous, from de gmw-pro *mārī, from de gem-pro *mērijaz.
Pronunciation
de /mɛːr/ [mɛ(ː)ɐ̯] [meːɐ̯]
de De-Mär.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Mär
de Meer mehr many speakers
Noun
f,en[now rare] chen,lein
de higher register an often repeated untruth, a fable, a false narrative
de die Mär von Massenvernichtungswaffen im Irak the fable of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
de archaic tale, fairytale, fable
de archaic tidings, news
de Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, ich bring euch gute neue Mär. From heaven above I come to bring you good new tidings.
Usage notes
The sense “tidings” remains current only in the above-given line from a popular Christmas carol. The sense “fairytale” is continued by the diminutive de Märchen, which see.
Declension
f
Alternative forms
de Märe rare dated
Etymology 2
From the first three letters.
Noun
de noun m invariable
de März
de Jan Feb/Febr Apr (Mai) Jun Jul Aug Sep/Sept Okt Nov Dez
Usage notes
This form is only used in a system that allows exactly three letters per month. There is an alternative system that allows three or four letters; in this case de März will not be abbreviated.
Alternative forms
de Mär.
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